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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1896
Page
6
A collection of letters to the editor from Boston readers praising William E Russell as a Democratic presidential candidate. Voices include Edward Pinkney and others from East Boston and Newton, noting Russell’s youth, statesmanship, and ability to lead the party. Several writers contrast Russell with Olney and criticize Clevelandism and Mugwumpism.
The long anticipated Metropolitan Wheelmen ball was held last night in Berkeley Hall with a grand concert. Guests included Miss Gorham and Miss Calow among many others, and a souvenir history of the club was issued.
A fire at Russell and Erwin Manufacturing in New Britain started at 5 4 tonight in the attic of an original building. Cold wind hampered firefighters as flames spread through oil soaked floors, causing an estimated loss of 300000 dollars.
Everett G Hawkes defends Sir William E Russell amid remarks on Venezuelan trouble. Joseph Clark of Melrose endorses Russell as a brilliant candidate for President, calling him Nature's greatest nobleman and a man of genius and ability.
A reader letter to the editor endorses William E Russell as the best available Democratic candidate citing his past gubernatorial success in Massachusetts and popularity. The writer contrasts him with Olney and praises ex Governor D J McGillivray from Cambridge Massachusetts.
A Boston letter from Joseph P. Walsh at 4 Decatur Street argues the public favors Russell as the man for the President's chair, declaring both candidates good but preferring Russell.
The Armenian relief committee sent funds to British consul C. S. Hampson at Bitlis for Guendier near Sassoun where inhabitants fled Islamism under threat. Fifteen Guendij families recanted to Christianity and were murdered. fifteen Zeitounites bound for Albastan to buy grain were killed by Kurds. Red Cross relief goods remain undelivered to Asia Minor distributions.
Inspectors Knox and Douglas yesterday arrested Rip O'Leary age 15 of 668 Harrison Avenue for obtaining a gun valued at 5 dollars from F. D. Doull of 11 Dock Square on a bogus order signed by W. A. Morin. The gun was in his possession at arrest.
The Chelsea Republican city committee met last evening and voted to hold the caucuses to choose delegates to the State and congressional convention on Tuesday evening, March 17.
An 1800s advertisement touts Dr Bull's Cough Syrup as a staple remedy, likening its usefulness to sugar and emphasizing trusted medicinal value for families seeking relief from coughs and colds.
The river stands nineteen feet above high water and climbs toward the second story of riverbank buildings in Middletown. Families flee as coal firms fill boats to shore and mills close due to flooded engine rooms. Maple and Water streets, plus Stroud's Hollow, are impassable. no Portland boat this week.
The March 3 report from Wiscasset Maine details severe flood damage. Five spans of the Sheepscot River bridge were swept away, head tide bridge vanished, and two Whitefield bridges disappeared. The head tide dam and Jewett mill were destroyed with Jewett mill losses exceeding 3000 dollars. Palmer mill sustained heavy damage.
Gloucester March 3. The schooner Orient which grounded on Ten Pound Island last night floated at high tide today seemingly unscathed. The night storm caused heavy wreckage from Rockport to Squam Light with spars and debris scattered along the shore. A dead horse attached to a carriage drifted ashore at Folley Point near Lanesville.
A steel bridge on the Portland and Rochester line at Bar Mills spanning Buxton and Hollis collapsed this afternoon. The loss is estimated at 2000 dollars. Simultaneously Berry's small grist mill also wrecked in the incident.
About 2000 residents gathered at City Hall to decide quickly on a bridge between Auburn and Lewiston. The meeting preferred a wooden Broad Street bridge immediately and an iron Main Street option, with Auburn pushing for two steel bridges and a temporary pontoon model.
The White Mountain division of the Boston and Maine railroad reopened this afternoon with trains running to and from Concord. Trains from St. Albans and the West reached Penacook on the Concord division, while services to eastern divisions were dispatched via Tilton and Franklin Junction. A washout at Penacook delays full reopening, and a Boston-bound passenger and mail train operated this evening via Alton Bay and Dover through the northern division.
Pem workers report Webster and China mills plan to start several rooms in each mill in the morning after a heavy break. Suncook River runs within banks though two days without mails or telegraph north of here. No electric lights for two days. Ice five feet deep covers the railroad track from the Merrimack River and Suncook Valley road washed out.
Bridges weighed down by freight cars to stabilize them in the flood zone near Plymouth New Hampshire. Ice and driftwood clogged the cars Monday. No outside communication, mail, or through trains until tonight. Pemigewasset Valley Branch remains closed.
This morning's tide in the Merrimac rose nine inches above the year Minot's Ledge lighthouse went over and about a foot higher than last April. The ice has nearly ceased running and no further damage is reported. The Wermergran boat house wreck remains held by the ice.
In Bridgeton New Jersey a house on Laurel Hill conceals a quart of pure apple jack sealed in a wall thirty nine years ago by the builder. The bottle may be opened only when the builder’s son turns 50, and the son now aged 39 has kept the vow. Locals express curiosity to sample the legendary bottle.
France sent far fewer migrants to America than other European nations in the decade ending 1900. About 11,000 French residents left for the United States during that ten year period.
Beecham’s pill for constipation marketed with directions to consult a druggist and follow the book. The advert cites annual sales exceeding 6 million boxes.
Cambridge approves issuing 100000 in bonds to fund park system improvements over forty years at 4 percent interest. The council reappoints officials, notes deaths, and passes road, sewer, and street projects while naming new special police and assistant assessors.
At the Lynn Board of Mayor and Aldermen meeting Lieutenant Nelson H. Doe’s death prompted promotions. David G. Bartlett to lieutenant and William J. McBrien to sergeant were confirmed. Charles H. Waitt named patrolman to fill McBrien’s vacancy. Eben K. Storer appointed and confirmed as special police officer. An order to curb moving buildings on principal streets was laid on the table.
In Hartford on March 3 the Pond trial resumes in Superior Court with Herbert C. Bingham's cross examination. Bingham testified Pond was twice seen so drunk he had to be held in his sleigh in 1886 but could not confirm intoxication in general. He noted recurring liquor odor until 1887 though Pond remained capable of business. John A. Decker testified he had known Pond 17 years and never saw him drunk though he drank, saying Pond was always able to conduct affairs.
At the Brockton aldermen meeting petitions from the Brockton Street Railway Company West Side Street Railway Company and Brockton Bridgewater Teunton Street Railway Company ask for track extensions or locations within city limits A hearing is set for March 61 to consider the requests and a similar hearing date is ordered for the West Side Street Railway petition.
Dennis A. Reardon, a blind Perkins Institution attache, plans a new four story dormitory adjoining the campus on Broadway. Built of brick and light sandstone, it fronts Bradford estate 2½ feet by 60, ready for occupancy June 1. He directs the printing office and owns the Fifth Street home he designed.
Andy Patterson files with the Elections Board to disqualify Senator Isaac P. Hutchinson from voting in Ward 17, arguing Hutchinson lives at the Back Bay. Hutchinson denies the claim, stating he has resided at 12 Dartmouth Street for nine years and will continue to vote there.
Thirty six firemen from twelve districts met with Mayor and Commissioner Russell to discuss the appropriation bill granting one day off in eight. All supported shortening leaves to gain the benefit with estimates of needing 3 or 4 more men per district, totaling about forty three additional. The hearing lasted about ninety minutes and the Mayor said he would study the matter.
The Suffolk branch of the Congregational Women's Board of Missions held sessions yesterday and elected officers including President Mrs. Frank Wood of Boston and vice presidents Mrs. D. N. Beach Cambridge and Mrs. C. A. Dickinson Boston along with other Boston area leaders.
The Revere Board of Selectmen organized at midnight Tuesday and deposed Chief of Police Rhodes. Ex-Chief Milton Ray was appointed to the place.
The speaker argues for authorized independent control to push gas engine adoption, estimating costs of 6 cents per horsepower per day and $18 per year per horsepower, and compares prices with Niagara Falls. He cites Manchester gas engines and European manufacturers, predicting cheaper distribution and broader use of gas power while pledging honest, community-focused leadership.
A Cape Cod deacon learns a neighbor stole his sugar from a pillowcase during a beach wreck alert. He cached sugar under a bank, later found his sugar gone and only sand in his bag. He expresses moral regret over the theft and wrecks on the coast.
Morning papers correctly credited the oration at the Lincoln bust unveiling by Post 26 G A R as delivered by Rev Garrett J Barry of St Josephs Church Roxbury, not Rev Henry A Barry of the Carmelite Convent Roxbury, who actually spoke. The audience was electrified by his patriotic eloquence.
The Prince of Wales names Nearer My God to Thee as his favorite hymn in a letter to Mr. Stead. Stead plans a penny hymnal for public release based on the correspondence.
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